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Scottish-born singer Susan Boyle was rocketed into stardom after wowing judges and audience alike on “Britain’s Got Talent,” but sudden fame isn’t always the easiest thing to deal with – no matter how long you’ve wanted it. In a video interview Wednesday on the “Today Show,” Boyle told NBC News’ Meredith Vieira that fame hit her “like a giant demolition ball.” An extended interview with Boyle will be featured in a special edition of “America’s Got Talent” Wednesday night.

Boyle, who has undergone a glam makeover from her initial appearance on last season’s “Britain’s Got Talent,” told Vieira that anyone faced with sudden stardom probably “finds it really hard to get a head around it.”

Videos of Boyle’s performances nabbed over 100 million views on the Internet within weeks of her audition on the show. Although Boyle only ended up taking second place on “Britainâ€™s Got Talent,” by that point the prize hardly mattered. She was already a bona fide celebrity.

The massive public interest in her life ended up being more than Boyle could handle initially. After the show ended, she checked herself into a clinic for a few days – sparking rumors about her mental condition. Boyle told Meredith Vieira in her “Today Show” interview that it “was pretty much necessary at the time. I needed a rest, just to get away.”

Now, however, Boyle is ready to eat up whatever her newfound fame serves up. Finally, she has realized her dream of being a famous singer and she has no desire to go back to obscurity. “I don’t want it to end,” Boyle told Vieira. “It’s just incredible.”

Boyle is currently recording her debut album, tentatively scheduled for release later this year.